Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Names Michele Nadeem Vice President, Global Corporate Communications

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MIAMI, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has named Michele Nadeem to the position of vice president, Global Corporate Communications.  Nadeem is responsible for leading Royal Caribbean's overall global communication strategies and community relations efforts throughout all of its brands, and reports directly to the company's chairman and CEO, Richard D. Fain.

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"We are delighted to have Michele join our team," said Fain.  "We feel Michele's extensive international and domestic accomplishments and experience in corporate communications  leadership roles will make her invaluable when the company needs to deliver clear and consistent messages across the organization and to the public."

A highly versatile communications professional with over 25 years of experience, Nadeem has achieved success in the fields of transportation, logistics, crisis/issues management, internal/external communications, reputation management, technology (software solutions), analyst relations, public and private sector relations, corporate sponsorships, social responsibility, community relations and healthcare.

Most recently, Nadeem was the vice president of Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibility, Media and Industry Analyst Relations for DHL Express US (part of DPWN/Deutsche Post) and a member of the parent company's global Corporate Communications Counsel.  While at DHL, Michele led and developed an 18-person team, formulated internal and external strategies for brand visibility, strategic relationships with media and analysts and was also the spokesperson for breaking news, US Congressional Hearings, and crisis situations.  Prior to her role at DHL, Nadeem founded multinational PR agency Media Boston International (MBI), and served as the president and CEO. In this role, Nadeem grew the agency internationally and led clients such as the US Department of Transportation, US Army, US Merchant Marine Academy, Teradyne, IDC, Samsung and Siemens. Before this, she worked in corporate communications at Siemens, where she started her international work experience. Nadeem began her career in television news.

Nadeem holds a Master's of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism, magna cum laude from Boston University and a Bachelor's of Arts in Economics and Speech Communications from Boston College.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France.  The company has a combined total of 39 ships in service and three under construction.  It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Dubai, Europe and South America.  Additional information can be found on www.royalcaribbean.com, www.celebritycruises.com, www.pullmantur.es, www.azamaraclubcruises.com, www.cdfcroisieresdefrance.com or www.rclinvestor.com.

SOURCE Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.